Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 2003:
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| By detailed employment size | By year | By industry |
| Employment size of enterprise | Firms |
Estab- lish- ments |
Paid employees |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All firms | 46,695 | 75,745 | 1,036,012 | 21,877,532 |
| Firms with no employees (as of March 12) | 5,176 | 5,239 | 0 | 171,961 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees | 22,484 | 22,550 | 50,821 | 852,707 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 9,289 | 9,491 | 60,241 | 1,127,190 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 4,895 | 5,587 | 64,124 | 1,386,873 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 3,432 | 5,795 | 123,395 | 3,158,892 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 750 | 3,466 | 91,640 | 2,765,580 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 669 | 23,617 | 645,791 | 12,414,329 |
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Year | Firms by employment size of enterprise | Paid employees by employment size of enterprise | ||||||
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| Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | ||
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2008 | 45,395 | 10.5% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1,170,986 | 85.1% | 74.8% | 67.3% |
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2006 | 46,072 | 10.4% | 3.0% | 1.4% | 1,128,050 | 84.7% | 73.9% | 66.1% |
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2005 | 46,590 | 10.0% | 3.0% | 1.4% | 1,080,932 | 84.0% | 73.1% | 65.0% |
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2004 | 46,407 | 10.5% | 3.0% | 1.4% | 1,060,647 | 83.5% | 71.8% | 63.3% |
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2003 | 46,695 | 10.4% | 3.0% | 1.4% | 1,036,012 | 83.1% | 71.2% | 62.3% |
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2002 | 47,270 | 10.2% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1,049,021 | 83.1% | 71.8% | 63.0% |
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2001 | 46,936 | 10.4% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1,049,439 | 83.1% | 71.3% | 62.8% |
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2000 | 46,471 | 10.4% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1,021,190 | 82.6% | 70.6% | 61.6% |
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1999 | 46,112 | 10.3% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1,006,271 | 82.5% | 70.6% | 62.0% |
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1998 | 46,550 | 10.3% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 977,718 | 81.8% | 69.7% | 60.8% |
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NAICS code |
Industry title (with link to definition) |
Firms by employment size of enterprise | Paid employees by employment size of enterprise | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | ||
| 44-45 | Retail Trade | 46,695 | 10.4% | 3.0% | 1.4% | 1,036,012 | 83.1% | 71.2% | 62.3% |
| 441 | Motor vehicle & parts dealers | 6,990 | 17.8% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 152,829 | 82.9% | 56.8% | 28.8% |
| 442 | Furniture & home furnishings stores | 3,018 | 11.3% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 39,321 | 70.1% | 51.2% | 40.2% |
| 443 | Electronics & appliance stores | 1,993 | 8.2% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 30,407 | 76.4% | 64.5% | 62.3% |
| 444 | Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers | 3,863 | 14.5% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 78,614 | 77.2% | 60.1% | 50.7% |
| 445 | Food & beverage stores | 6,872 | 8.0% | 2.0% | 0.7% | 178,996 | 87.7% | 79.7% | 72.7% |
| 446 | Health & personal care stores | 2,981 | 8.9% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 55,582 | 76.2% | 65.7% | 63.1% |
| 447 | Gasoline stations | 5,215 | 9.3% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 72,985 | 71.4% | 55.0% | 41.6% |
| 448 | Clothing & clothing accessories stores | 4,362 | 10.8% | 6.1% | 4.3% | 104,731 | 86.1% | 79.9% | 75.6% |
| 451 | Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores | 2,110 | 10.4% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 38,482 | 79.4% | 67.4% | 63.5% |
| 452 | General merchandise stores | 682 | 10.3% | 5.0% | 4.3% | 199,650 | 98.9% | 98.3% | 98.1% |
| 453 | Miscellaneous store retailers | 6,182 | 6.6% | 2.1% | 1.1% | 53,293 | 58.5% | 42.3% | 33.1% |
| 454 | Nonstore retailers | 2,692 | 10.4% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 31,122 | 70.2% | 51.4% | 46.2% |
| All-sector table | By detailed employment size | By year | By industry | Data in formats for downloading | Other data for NAICS 44 |
Last modified: July 13, 2011
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